BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday urged the neighbouring India to respect Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty, voicing concern over its Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks. Talking to reporters after placing a wreath at BNP founder Ziaur Rahman's grave, he also reminded India that the people of Bangladesh
Author: A H M Masum Billah
Emirates begins services to Madagascar
Emirates has landed in Antananarivo, Madagascar with its inaugural flight on September 4, 2024. The airline will operate 4 weekly linked flights via Seychelles on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Launch of Antananarivo marks airline’s fifth destination in the Indian Ocean. Emirates is the only airline operating to Madagascar with three
Students of Berobi want appointment of vice-chancellor within five working days
The student representatives of Begum Rokeya University demanded to ensure fair environment of education along with the appointment of vice-chancellor in a quick time. They made this demand at a press conference in front of Abu Saeed gate of the university on Friday (September 6) at 3:30 pm. At that time,
Family alleges medical negligence in the death of new mother at Suhrawardy Hospital; doctors reportedly face aggression
A 25-year-old woman named Rabea Akter, from Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area, passed away around 11 am on Sunday in Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, leaving her family questioning the quality of care she received. Rabea had been admitted to the hospital 15 days ago in a state of pregnancy and gave
Committee preparing White Paper will highlight corruption issues: Debapriya
Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the committee tasked with preparing a white paper on the state of Bangladesh's economy, said on Thursday that the committee's role is to analyze the causes and extent of corruption, not to identify or "catch" the corrupt. "This committee will explain why corruption occurs and assess
Displaced Palestinian families in Gaza struggle to access basic services
The latest Israeli evacuation order on August 17 led to the displacement of over 13,000 individuals, Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric told a press conference at the UN headquarters. The briefing held on October 19, 2024 detailed the impact of the continuation of the hostilities since the Hamas attack on Israel on October
First, it was food as weapon of war & then came water
The Palestinians in Gaza have been victims of a double tragedy: killings by Israel’s mostly American-made weapons and deaths by starvation. And now comes a revelation of a new weapon of war: how Israel has been systematically weaponizing water against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a new report from the global
Govt need to build capacity to protect tigers in Sunderbans
Diplomats seek sustainable solution to Bangladesh issue
Though a number of countries separately expressed their concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh, 14 foreign missions stationed in Dhaka have jointly written to Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud seeking a sustainable solution to the issue to ensure a lasting peace in the country. A diplomat confirmed UNB about sending such
